UMW Swimmers Roll Randolph-Macon in Dual Meet Action

Nov 09, 2012

The University of Mary Washington swim team
wrapped up dual meet racing for first semester last night in
Ashland, VA with a resounding win over Randolph-Macon College. The
UMW women team were a perfect 11 for 11 in wins while the men were
victorious in 8 of the 11 races. In a showing of the depth of
talent the Eagles also recorded 13 1-2 finishes over the course of
the meet.

On the women’s side the Eagles started off with win a sweep
of the 400 medley relay with Lindsay Ancellotti, Kristen Callahan,
Amber Kerico and Meredith Thompson taking the win in 4:10.68) UMW
was lead by junior Jessica Singer who recorded wins in the 1000
freestyle (10:58.98) and 50 freestyle (26.09). The Eagles also saw
huge results from their first year class with Stephanie Hallock
winning the 100 (55.63) and 200 freestyles (2:01.59), Hagy winning
the 100 breast (1:10.37) and Katie Fago taking the 100 back
(1:02.05). Other wins for the Eagles came from Juniors Callahan in
the 400 IM (4:52.44), Elizabeth Lewan in the 100 fly (1:02.09) and
Kerico in the 500 free (5:17.88). Ancellotti, Hagy, Brazier and
Singer also combined to win the 400 freestyle relay.

The men started off with a 1-2 finish in the 400 medley relay with
the team of Sean Mayer, Michael Perdue, Nick Eckhoff and Alex
Anderson stopping the clock at 3:38.29. They followed that up with
a 2-3-4 finish in the 1000 and 200 freestyle events. They recorded
their first individual event win in the 50 freestyle as Anderson
hit the wall in 21.66 and quickly recorded wins by first year class
members Zach Eisig in the 400 im (4:26.43), Sean Mayer in the 100
fly (54.55) and Trent Roberts in the 100 free (50.70). After
another 2-3-4 finish in the 100 backstroke, the Eagles saw Senior
classmates Nick Eckhoff (500 free 4:50.23) and Peter Slattery (100
breast - 1:01.04) record first place finishes. In the final event
of the night the Eagles again finished first as the team of Vance
Solseth, Andrew Cole, Matt Garstka and Anderson took the 400 free
relay in 3:17.31.

THe Eagles now have a rest weekend leading into the THanksgiving
break and will return to competition at the Gettysburg Invitational
to be held Nov.30-Dec.1.